Hero Worship (Hal Crook album)

Hero Worship
Studio album by Hal Crook
Released	1997
Recorded	1996
Genre	Jazz
Length	67 minutes
Label	RAM Records
Producer	Raimondo Meli Lupi
Hal Crook chronology
Narayani (1997) Hero Worship (1997) Stray Dog (2001)

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

Hero Worship was Hal Crook's fifth album as a leader, and the second album he released for RAM Records.

This album was Crook's first recording using the 5-voice digital harmonizer, which connected to a microphone attached to his trombone's bell. The harmonizer generate up to 5 additional "voices" at preset intervals, which allowed Crook to play chordal lines using an otherwise multiphonic instrument. The early-generation harmonizer did not distinguish between major and minor intervals, which created a distinctive effect.

Track listing

1. Noticed Moments — 3:44
2. Bluezo — 7:25
3. A Simpler Time — 8:57
4. Night and Day — 7:13
5. Teen Mind — 8:46
6. Cathedral Song — 2:59
7. My Funny Valentine — 6:42
8. Hero Worship — 8:22
9. Falling Grace — 5:11
10. You Do Something To Me — 7:47

Personnel

• Hal Crook — trombone, 5-voice digital harmonizer
• Mick Goodrick — guitar
• Paul Motian — drums

References

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r314697
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 321. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.